Daytona 500 Pole results

The Daytona 500 pole positioning concluded with a familiar number 88 car getting the win.

Bowman Wins in Earnhardt Jr.’s 88

When Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired, Alex Bowman knew he had big shoes to fill. The 24-year-old driver was named Earnhardt Jr.’s replacement back in late June after Jr.’s concussion history caused him to hang it up. On Sunday, Bowman got off to a fast start in Earnhardt Jr.’s old No. 88 Chevy. Bowman earned himself a first-place start in the upcoming Daytona 500 with his win at the Daytona 500 Pole. In his first race as the full-time driver of the Hendricks Motorsports 88 car, Bowman finished a 2.5 mile lap around the Daytona Speedway in just 46.002 seconds. That is an average speed of 195.644 mph.

Hamlin Places Second

Denny Hamlin, the 2016 Daytona 500 winner will start this year’s Daytona 500 in second after finishing the pole with a 46.132 second lap. Hamlin, in the No.11 Toyota Camry, had an average speed of 195.092 mph. This marks the first time in Hamlin’s career that he will start the race on the front row. Hamlin said on Twitter that his second-place positioning in the pole “feels like a win.”